Spanish star Rodri was at it again after Man City were dumped out of the Champions League by Real Madrid.
A thrilling 3-3 draw in the Bernabeu had the quarter-final tie on a knife edge heading into Wednesday night's second leg at the Etihad. And it was the 14-time winners who struck first through Rodrygo on 12 minutes, only for Kevin De Bruyne to force extra time with an equaliser. The sides couldn't separated during the extra half hour, so penalties it was and Real edged through 4-3.
The result kills City's hopes of claiming a second successive Treble, and Rodri couldn't hide his disappointment afterwards. He told Madrid he only saw "one time" in Manchester but that Real were masters of the Champions League "trick." It was a less than magnanimous post-match interview, which echoed his full-time comments after Scotland beat Spain 2-0 at Hampden in March last year, when the City star slammed the hosts' style of play as "rubbish."
He said after his team's exit: "Today I saw only one team. In terms of defending, they defend and they knew how to suffer. We know how tough Real Madrid is. But in my opinion, we should go through. In terms of chances, everything.
But I tell you, this is the trick of this competition. They know quite well how to play. Congratulations to them."
